{"id":28605,"date":"2026-03-05T20:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=28605"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:44:33","slug":"indigenous-women-empowered-through-literacy-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/indigenous-women-empowered-through-literacy-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous women empowered through literacy programme"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Forty-seven indigenous women and girls in Region One are now better equipped\u00a0with basic reading, writing, and numeracy skills after graduating from a program sponsored\u00a0by Food for the Poor Guyana.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Adult Literacy and Numeracy Project was first launched in Baramita in 2024 and later\u00a0expanded to the community of Arakaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief Executive Officer of Food for the Poor, Andrea Benjamin told NCN News the initiative\u00a0has made a significant impact on participants since then.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She explained that some who held a pencil for the very first time can now spell and\u00a0sign their names, write their children’s names, and better manage everyday tasks that\u00a0require reading and writing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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A participant receives her certificate <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

“Most of those women when it came to collecting the cash grant for their students, for their\u00a0children, were doing thumbprints. And just after that first batch, we had a cash grant distribution, the government of Guyana,\u00a0to the children there in the school.\u00a0And those women were able to write their names.\u00a0That was one of the most impactful things,” she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another 15 women are currently preparing to graduate in the coming weeks.\u00a0Benjamin said that after the three-month comprehensive training is completed, the organisation will\u00a0look at offering more advanced training.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We know we may not be able to take them to tertiary, where you’re able to attend a\u00a0tertiary institution, but we want to give them enough that they can maneuver well in\u00a0their community. They can be confident, they can sign documents, they can understand documents presented to\u00a0them and so forth,” Benjamin further explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Guyana prepares to observe International Women’s Day on March 8th, the organisation\u00a0is reaffirming its commitment to women empowerment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program, which began two years ago with support from the organisation’s partners\u00a0in Canada, is aimed at ensuring women are equally equipped for personal growth and\u00a0development in a rapidly changing world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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